Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good [...]
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A Prayer in Praise of Jesus, the One Who Completely Saves
March 21, 2013 – 5:04 am
Because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Heb. 7:24-25 Dear Lord Jesus, this grace-saturated, heart-freeing Scripture reminds me of an experience I had recently driving into my home state. [...]
A Prayer in Praise of the One from Whom All Blessings Flow
January 2, 2013 – 5:27 am
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24-25 Dear heavenly Father, this [...]
A Prayer for New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2012 – 6:18 am
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, the work [...]
A Prayer for the Day after Christmas
December 26, 2012 – 6:06 am
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. Luke 2:20 Dear heavenly Father, for some of us, yesterday was the “greatest” Christmas, ever in terms of healthy, caring relationships; incredible “eats”; thoughtful gifts—both given and received; and above all, a day centered [...]
A Prayer for Reflecting on Our Motivation for Loving God
November 23, 2011 – 7:13 am
“Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he [...]
A Prayer Celebrating There’s not More Than the Gospel, Just More of It
November 22, 2011 – 6:59 am
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. Heb. 13:9-10 Jesus, as I think [...]
A Prayer to Pray if You’re a Grateful Healed Sin-Leper
November 20, 2011 – 6:01 am
As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, ”Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was [...]
A Prayer for Raising Our Ebenezer’s of Memory and Thanks
November 13, 2011 – 6:07 am
Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far has the LORD helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12 “Here I raise my Ebenezer, hither by Thy help I’m come. And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a [...]
A Prayer for Acknowledging God’s Good Gifts
July 6, 2011 – 4:42 am
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. James 1:17–18 Heavenly Father, I awake today a [...]
